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ADVERTISING MAT. No. 321,431. Patented July 7, 1885.

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UNITED STATES PATENT @rrrcs SELDEN F. GIBSON, OF PORTLAND, MAINE,ASSIGNOR OF A PART OF HIS RIGHT TO W'ILLIAM H. STEVENS AND 'WILBUR F.LUNT, BOTH OF SAME PLACE.

ADVERTISING-MAT.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 321,431, dated July 7,1885.

A pplicatien filed January 12, 1895. (No model.)

To ctZZ whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, SELDEN F. Grnson, of Portland, in the county ofCumberland and State of Maine, have invented certain new and usefulImprovements in Advertising- Mats; and I do hereby declare that thefollowing is a full, clear, and exact description of the invention,which will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains tomake and use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings,and to letters of reference marked thereon, which form a part of thisspecification.

M y invention relates to a form of advertising-mat combined with amirror, adapted and designed to be inserted and worn within the crown ofa hat. The object thereof is to have an advertising medium which will beuseful and worth preserving by the holder, and which in its use willattract attention and insure a continued display and a wide publicity. Iat t ain this object by the device illustrated in the accompanyingdrawings, in which like letters indicate like parts.

Figure 1 shows my mat inserted within the crown ofa hat. Fig. 2 is afull face representation of the mat.

A is the body of the mat; B the advertisi ugspace, and G the mirror.

My invention consists ofa strip of elastic cardboard, (which may becovered with any fabric, if desired} which strip is from one to one andone-half inch Wide and from twelve to eighteen inches in length, asdesired. Upon this strip of cardboard, at a point equidistant from eachend, a mirror of thin plateglass is affixed to the back at an oval orother shaped openin g, and secured in place by a suitable backing ofpaper or cloth and glue. Upon the face of the mat, around the mirror, isan impression or ornamental scroll -'work, within which is theadvertising-space. The mat is cut to a length sufficient to reach acrossthe crown of the hat and admit of the ends being inserted under thesweat leather or lining and being supported thereby.Thecard-boardshouldbe tough and elastic, as such board is more read ilyheld in place. The use of the mirror attracts attention to the businesscard displayed upon the mat, and the conspicuous place it fills in suchan article of wearingapparel as a hat insures for the advertisement awide circulation and a continual display.

I am aware that mirrors have been inserted in hats as apart of the hatbody or lining, and that hat-dealers have had their cards stamped uponthe linings of hats; but my device diifers from all such, because it isaseparate and distinct card which any advertiser can distribute to thepublic in the reasonable belief that because it is useful and can beeasily and conveniently carried in a hat it will therefore b longpreserved and widely displayed.

I claim as my invention The combination of a mat, A, advertisingspaee B,and mirror 0, in the form described, and adapted to be inserted and wornwithin the crown of a hat, substantially as above described and setforth.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own I affix my signaturein presence of two witnesses.

SELDEN F. GIBSON.

Witnesses:

WILLIAM S. WnLLs, Josnrn O. Srnnmnc.

